[Verse 1 - Capo 4 for original key - key of E - Full drums - but light muted strums] [F] Days ache and nights are long [Am] Two years and still you're not [G] gone Guess I'm still holding on [F] Drag my name through the dirt [Am] Somehow it doesn't hurt [G] though Guess you're still holding on You [Dm] told your friends you want me dead And [Am] said that I did everything [G] wrong And you're not wrong
[Pre-Chorus] Well, [Dm] I'll take all the vitriol But [Am] not the thought of you moving [G] on on on on on on (stop drums)
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm not (drums in) [F] ready To [Am] find out you know how to forg [G] et me I'd rather hear how much you regret [F] me And [Am] pray to God that you never [G] met me Than forget me Oh-ooh-oh, I [F] hate to know I made you cry But [Am] love to know I cross your mind, [G] babe, oh I Even after all it'd still [F] wreck me To [Am] find out you'd know how to for [G] get me Even after all this time [N.C.]
[Verse 2] [F] Days ache and nights are grey [Am] My heart is still your place, [G] babe Guess I still feel the same [F] Know you can't stand my face [Am] Some scars you can't erase, [G] babe Guess you still feel the same
[Pre-Chorus] Well, [Dm] I'll take all the vitriol But [Am] not the thought of you moving [G] on on on on on on (stop drums)
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm not (drums in) [F] ready To [Am] find out you know how to forg [G] et me I'd rather hear how much you regret [F] me And [Am] pray to God that you never [G] met me Than forget me Oh-ooh-oh, I [F] hate to know I made you cry But [Am] love to know I cross your mind, [G] babe, oh I Even after all it'd still [F] wreck me To [Am] find out you'd know how to for [G] get me Even after all this time
[Bridge - Harmonies] [F] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [Am] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh [G] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [G] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh (Even after all this time) [F] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [Am] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh [G] I'm not ready to let you forget me, to [G] let you forget me, to let you for-, oh-ooh-oh
[Chorus - Drums stop] 'Cause I'm not [F] ready To [Am] find out you know how to forg [G] et me I'd rather hear how much you regret [F] me And [Am] pray to God that you never [G] met me N.C. Than forget me Oh-ooh-oh, (drums in) I [F] hate to know I made you cry But [Am] love to know I cross your mind, [G] babe, oh I Even after all it'd still [F] wreck me To [Am] find out you'd know how to for [G] get me N.C. Even after all this time [End]
[Intro- Just bass drum - Play with downstrokes to get correct feel] [Dmaj7]- [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] - [F#m7] x 3 (full drums in) [G/A] (horn part slide up to high then stop)
[Verse 1 *drums back in] Do you re [Dmaj7]*member [C#m7][Bm7][C#m7] the 21st[F#m7] night of Septem [Dmaj7]ber [C#m7][Bm7] Love was [C#m7] changing the [F#m7] minds of preten [Dmaj7] ders [C#m7][Bm7] While [C#m7]chasing the[F#m7] clouds a[G/A] way (slide up to high horn part)
[Verse 2] Our hearts were[Dmaj7] ringing [C#m7][Bm7] In the[C#m7] key that our[F#m7] souls were[Dmaj7] singing [C#m7][Bm7] As[C#m7] we danced in the[F#m7] night, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how the [C#m7] stars stole the [F#m7] night a [G/A] way
[Chorus - PLAY CHORDS DOWN NECK SO LESS LIKELY TO MISS] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A] (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] Ba du du [F#m7] Ba du du [Bm7] Ba du du [E7] Ba du du [C#m7] da da [F#m7] day [G/A] yeah (fast horn part)
[Verse 3] My thoughts are[Dmaj7] with you [C#m7][Bm7] Holding [C#m7] hands with your[F#m7] heart to [Dmaj7] see you [C#m7][Bm7] [C#m7] Only blue talk and [F#m7] love, Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] how [C#m7] we knew love was [F#m7] here to [G/A] stay (Fast horn riff)
[Verse 4] Now De [Dmaj7] cember [C#m7][Bm7] found [C#m7] the love that we [F#m7] shared in Septem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] Only [C#m7] blue talk and [F#m7] love Remem [Dmaj7] ber [C#m7][Bm7] the [C#m7] true love we [F#m7] share to [G/A] day
[Chorus - COULD LOOP HERE TO PLAY HORN PARTS WITH LEAD] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]and we'll say (slidy horn part)
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were [F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Verse 5 - Chords follow words quite tightly] [Dmaj7]The [C#m7]bells [Bm7]was [C#m7]ringing, [F#m7] ah ha [Dmaj7]our [C#m7]souls [Bm7] were[C#m7] singing [F#m7] [Dmaj7] do you [C#m7] remem[Bm7] ber [C#m7] never a [F#m7] cloudy [G/A] day yow (fast horn part?)
[Chorus] [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] never was a cl [F#m7] oudy day [G/A]
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] say do you rem [F#m7] ember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] dancing in Sep [F#m7] tember [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya [C#m7] golden dreams were[F#m7] shiny [G/A] days
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh (big stabs at end) [Bm7] Ba de [E7] ya de[C#m7] ya de[F#m7] oh de [G/A] aaaaaaah
[End] End on G/A with drum snare figure
[Notes] [Potential Horn Parts] [Intro part] G/A E 997575---- B -----0---- G -----0--- D -----0--- A -----0--- E -----5----
[During Chorus - Slidy Riff] G/A - * = when snare hit * ** E ---5-3s5-5------55 B ---0------------0 G ---0--------x3--0-- D ---0------------0 A ---0------------0 E ---5-3s5-5------55 Dr-B---S----B
[During Chorus- Fast horn riff] E 0-55---------55-- B 07--77-------00-- G 0-------x7---00-- D 0------------00-- A 0------------00-- E 5------------55--
[G/A General Stab] E 17-------- B 0--------- G 14-------- D 0--------- A 0--------- E X---------
